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Who We Are

 

The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health is based at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and publishes the peer-reviewed journal Women's Health Issues. Our mission is to identify and study aspects of healthcare and public health, including legal and policy issues, that affect women’s health at different life stages; to foster awareness of and facilitate dialogue around issues that affect women’s health; and to promote interdisciplinary research, coordination, and information dissemination.

 

Women's Health Issues

 

We publish high-quality peer-reviewed research on topics that affect women's health across the lifespan.

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Commentaries call for improvements in policy, research, and practice to improve women's health.

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Our supplements collect recent research on important women's health topics. 

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Scientific Integrity Work

 

We work to educate lawmakers about legislation that can help ensure the federal government produces and uses scientific evidence appropriately. 

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We collaborate with other organizations to promote science-based policymaking across the federal government.

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We comment on proposed actions by federal agencies that have implications for scientific integrity and women's health.

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Recent Articles

Early Inadequate Childcare is Associated with Later Poor Maternal Health, Study Finds

March 26, 2024

The Editor's Choice study in the March/April Women's Health Issues addresses the relationship between childcare precarity and maternal mental health.

In abortion pill case, US high court may undermine drug regulator

March 25, 2024

Liz Borkowski told AFP about the potential consequences should the Supreme Court decide to interfere in FDA's scientific determinations on mifepristone.

How A Shortage Of Healthcare Workers Complicates Contraceptive Access

March 11, 2024

Julia Strasser spoke to Upstream USA about the importance of provider distribution in ensuring access to contraceptive care.